Denver Nuggets middle Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee Bucks ahead Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the Western and Jap Conferences, respectively, within the first fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting 2025 introduced by AT&T.
Followers account for 50% of the vote to determine All-Star starters, whereas NBA gamers and a media panel account for 25% every
Based on the league’s official announcement on Thursday, followers account for 50% of the vote to determine All-Star starters, whereas NBA gamers and a media panel account for 25% every. The subsequent fan replace is Jan. 9.
In the course of the voting interval, NBA ID members can submit one full poll every day through the NBA App and the NBA.com voting web page (NBA.com/vote). One full poll includes three frontcourt gamers and two guards from each conferences.
Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounmpo lead their respective conferences within the first fan returns of #NBAAllStar Voting introduced by AT&T.
Followers account for 50% of the vote to determine All-Star starters. NBA gamers and a media panel account for 25% every.
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— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 2, 2025
Becoming a member of Nikola Jokic (West frontcourt) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (East frontcourt) on the prime of the voting record at their respective place teams are the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (West guard) and the Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball (East guard).
Los Angeles Lakers‘ LeBron James sits third total within the West frontcourt voting — as a starter with 1.17 million votes, trailing Jokic (1.4 million votes) and Phoenix Suns ahead Kevin Durant (1.27 million).
Luka Doncic, who stays out indefinitely, leads Stephen Curry by about 60,000 votes within the West backcourt
Nonetheless, James nonetheless leads the third and remaining beginning spot over Lakers teammate Anthony Davis and San Antonio Spurs middle Victor Wembanyama, who every have over 900,000 votes solid.
In the meantime, Golden State Warriors‘ Stephen Curry may very well be coming off the bench for a second straight 12 months, as he sits behind Gilgeous-Alexander (1.05 million votes) and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic.
Though Doncic leads Curry by about 60,000 votes, the Mavs star is out for the subsequent a number of weeks with a calf pressure. This implies Curry might overtake Doncic in voting to change into a starter in his dwelling All-Star Recreation in San Francisco in February.
Moreover, Dallas’ Kyrie Irving is fourth within the West backcourt with 503,000 votes. Then there’s Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards, who’s fifth with 411,749 votes.
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the East frontcourt, adopted by Jayson Tatum and Karl-Anthony Cities
Within the East, Antetokounmpo is main all vote-getters once more this season with 1.7 million votes solid. Boston Celtics ahead Jayson Tatum (1.38 million) is behind the Greek Freak with the second-most votes within the convention.
Tatum is slated to make his sixth consecutive All-Star Recreation. Plus, New York Knicks middle Karl-Anthony Cities had the third beginning spot with simply over 1 million votes.
No different East frontcourt participant has acquired even half one million votes. Barring a serious damage, Antetokounmpo, Tatum, and Cities will doubtless end in these three spots.
The closest battle of all of the East place teams is the backcourt.
Whereas Ball leads the East backcourt with slightly below one million votes, Donovan Mitchell of the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers is simply 13,000 votes forward of Bucks guard Damian Lillard for the second beginning spot within the East.
New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson is in fourth with slightly below 500,000 votes, and Trae Younger of the Atlanta Hawks is fifth with simply over 350,000 votes. Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunnigham is sixth with slightly over 247,000 votes.
Fan voting updates shall be shared on the primary three Thursdays in January (Jan. 2, 9, and 16). TNT will reveal the NBA All-Star Recreation starters on Thursday, Jan. 23 and the reserves on Thursday, Jan. 30.
